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Does a bowling ball sitting on a shelf have more potential energy than a baseball ball on the same shelf?
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∙ 15y agoThe bowling ball because it is heavier and would have more impact.
Nevaeh Morrell
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∙ 14y agoThe bowling ball has more potential energy, but, how many people measure potential energy by having things fall on their head
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∙ 11y agoIf the weight is higher yes
Avery Abernethy
The bowling bowl
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They both have the same potential energy
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Any two objects on the same shelf of a cupboard have the same potential energy?
No. The bowling ball has a lot more gravitational potential energy than the salt shaker sitting next to it. You knew that, because it took a lot more muscle energy/force/work to put the bowling ball up there than to put the salt shaker up there. That's where the potential energy came from. Also, when both of them fall from the shelf, even though they'll both hit the floor at the same time, the bowling ball will hit with a lot more kinetic energy, as evidenced by its ability to chip more tiles upon impact than the salt shaker will. The potential energy depends not only on the height to which the object is lifted, but also on the object's mass.
The energy associated with a bowling ball knocking down bowling pins is?
The bowling ball transfers its kinetic energy (energy of movement) to the stationary bowling pins.
Which has more thermal energy a 5kg bowling ball that has been resting n a hot driveway for 4 hours on a 35 Celsius day or the same bowling ball rolling down a lane in air conditioned bowling alley?
the second one because the little friction turns to thermal energy while the first one... no energy transformations are occuring. except potential energy
What are some ways people use kinetic and potential energy?
its like your sitting in a chair potential then u get up and do something like move the chair kinetic
Is chemical energy kinetic energy or potential energy?
It is a form of potential energy.
Why does A stretched elastic or stretched string each have potential energy?
Think of a bowling ball sitting on a shelf. The ball itself is no different from a bowling ball sitting on the floor, but one of them contains enough potential energy to break the bones in your foot if you drop it. The energy that is converted when you stretch the elastic or string from its relaxed state is called potential energy by analogy, even though there's really no potential field equivalent to gravity.
Which has greater gravitational potential energy a car sittknv on top of a hill or a bowling ball sitting kn top of the same hill?
Gravitational potential energy is proportional to the object's height and its mass. So if the car has more mass than the bowling ball has, then it also has more gravitational potential energy.
What type of energy does sitting use?
potential
What type of energy does a pebble sitting on the top of a mountain have?
It has potential energy.
Which device is used for converting potential energy into kinetic energy?
There is no "device" that is used to convert potential energy (PE) to kinetic energy (KE). PE is energy of position, for example, a bowling ball held over your head has the potential of breaking your foot if it were to fall. KE is energy of motion, for example, the energy the bowling ball has as it is falling toward your foot. The amount of PE the bowling ball had when it was motionless at some height above your head is approximately equal to the amount of KE the bowling ball has just before it lands on your foot.
A trophy sitting on a shelf demonstrates energy?
potential
What form of energy is a bolder sitting on a cliff?
The type of energy of a boulder sitting on a cliff is potential energy. Potential energy is possible energy as opposed to actual energy. If it were to start rolling down the hill, the energy would change to kinetic energy.
How kinetic energy can be transformed into potential energy?
Potential energy is sometimes called the energy of position. This means that it has the ability (potential) to become kinetic energy. A Bowling ball that is held over your head has potential energy. As soon as it is dropped and begins moving, the potential energy begins transforming into kinetic energy.
What kind of energy that a ball sitting on steps have?
Potential Energy. Because it is the energy at rest =))))
What type of energy is a frog sitting on a lily pad kinetic?
The energy is potential energy
A bowling ball striking the pins is kinetic or potential energy?
This is considered kinetic energy because it is moving. If it was potential energy, it would be just sitting, with stored energy.
How does a bowling ball being rolled down a bowling alley have kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy a moving body - in this case, the bowling ball - has. The ball actually has two forms of kinetic energy: rotational and translational. The rotational energy is the energy of it's spin, and the translational energy is the energy of it's motion towards the pins.
